Seaport Res Ptn Analysts Boost Earnings Estimates for Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC)

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) – Research analysts at Seaport Res Ptn lifted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of Moelis & Company in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 9th. Seaport Res Ptn analyst J. Mitchell now forecasts that the asset manager will post earnings of $0.97 per share for the quarter, up from their prior estimate of $0.93. The consensus estimate for Moelis & Company’s current full-year earnings is $1.08 per share.

Several other equities analysts have also issued reports on the stock. Morgan Stanley boosted their price target on shares of Moelis & Company from $61.00 to $67.00 and gave the company an “underweight” rating in a report on Monday, September 23rd. Keefe, Bruyette & Woods reissued a “market perform” rating and set a $60.00 price target (up from $54.00) on shares of Moelis & Company in a research report on Thursday, July 25th. Wells Fargo & Company assumed coverage on shares of Moelis & Company in a research report on Thursday, September 12th. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $70.00 price target on the stock. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of Moelis & Company from $54.00 to $60.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a report on Tuesday. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Moelis & Company from $50.00 to $51.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, July 25th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating and six have assigned a hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $61.00.

Moelis & Company Stock Down 0.7 %

Shares of MC stock opened at $66.73 on Friday. Moelis & Company has a 12-month low of $38.58 and a 12-month high of $71.34. The firm has a market capitalization of $4.99 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 444.87 and a beta of 1.33. The firm has a fifty day moving average of $65.75 and a 200-day moving average of $59.66.

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 24th. The asset manager reported $0.18 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.11 by $0.07. Moelis & Company had a net margin of 1.38% and a return on equity of 4.38%. The company had revenue of $264.59 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $227.90 million. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned ($0.04) EPS. The firm’s revenue was up 47.1% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Moelis & Company

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in MC. Winslow Asset Management Inc. lifted its holdings in shares of Moelis & Company by 1.5% during the 4th quarter. Winslow Asset Management Inc. now owns 174,963 shares of the asset manager’s stock worth $9,821,000 after acquiring an additional 2,593 shares during the period. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lifted its stake in Moelis & Company by 11.0% in the 4th quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. now owns 3,374,385 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $189,404,000 after purchasing an additional 334,620 shares during the last quarter. Peak Financial Advisors LLC lifted its stake in Moelis & Company by 2.9% in the 1st quarter. Peak Financial Advisors LLC now owns 8,715 shares of the asset manager’s stock valued at $495,000 after purchasing an additional 245 shares during the last quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC bought a new position in Moelis & Company in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $5,062,000. Finally, Blue Zone Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in Moelis & Company in the 1st quarter valued at approximately $3,213,000. Institutional investors own 91.53% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity at Moelis & Company

In related news, CFO Joseph Simon sold 6,723 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.00, for a total value of $430,272.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. In other Moelis & Company news, CFO Joseph Simon sold 6,723 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $64.00, for a total transaction of $430,272.00. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Kenneth Shropshire sold 495 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.29, for a total transaction of $34,298.55. Following the transaction, the director now owns 9,372 shares in the company, valued at approximately $649,385.88. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 12,526 shares of company stock worth $830,133. Insiders own 6.40% of the company’s stock.

Moelis & Company Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Thursday, September 26th. Investors of record on Monday, August 5th were paid a $0.60 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, August 5th. This represents a $2.40 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 3.60%. Moelis & Company’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 1,600.00%.

About Moelis & Company

Moelis & Company operates as an investment banking advisory firm. It offers advisory services in the areas of mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, and other corporate finance matters, as well as strategic, capital structure, and private funds advisory.